import ceph quincy 17.2.4

[ceph.git] / ceph / doc / start / intro.rst

diff --git a/ceph/doc/start/intro.rst b/ceph/doc/start/intro.rst
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--- a/ceph/doc/start/intro.rst
+++ b/ceph/doc/start/intro.rst
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ required when running Ceph File System clients.
   `REST API`_.  At least two managers are normally required for high
   availability.
 
-- **Ceph OSDs**: A :term:`Ceph OSD` (object storage daemon,
+- **Ceph OSDs**: An Object Storage Daemon (:term:`Ceph OSD`,
   ``ceph-osd``) stores data, handles data replication, recovery,
   rebalancing, and provides some monitoring information to Ceph
   Monitors and Managers by checking other Ceph OSD Daemons for a
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ required when running Ceph File System clients.
   Ceph Storage Cluster.
 
 Ceph stores data as objects within logical storage pools. Using the
-:term:`CRUSH` algorithm, Ceph calculates which placement group should
-contain the object, and further calculates which Ceph OSD Daemon
-should store the placement group.  The CRUSH algorithm enables the
-Ceph Storage Cluster to scale, rebalance, and recover dynamically.
+:term:`CRUSH` algorithm, Ceph calculates which placement group (PG) should
+contain the object, and which OSD should store the placement group.  The
+CRUSH algorithm enables the Ceph Storage Cluster to scale, rebalance, and
+recover dynamically.
 
 .. _REST API: ../../mgr/restful